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Retirement Expectations

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The other day an old friend commented to me, “Quite the journey you have been on since starting retirement. This was not supposed to happen (in reference to the hurricane).”  And it made me think, what was I expecting retirement to be like when I began the journey?  And were my expectations societal? Personal? Realistic? … Continue reading Retirement Expectations

Societal Expectations for Retirement

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I’ve written a number of times how I’m highly prone to feeling like I should follow expectations.  And I’m probably not alone. I have come to realize that, even now, I regularly hear the societal expectations for retirement.   And for early retirement.  And for retirement of an “executive woman”.  Looking back on my own Retirement … Continue reading Societal Expectations for Retirement